51.   A military prosecutor on Thursday charged a journalist working for the international Arabic newspaper Al Hayat with contacting Israel and meeting Israeli officials, crimes punishable by death.

52.   A U.N. special envoy on human rights met Sudanese officials Sunday for talks on government abuses, including charges of slavery.

53.   A small delegation of protesters briefly met U.N. officials.

54.   A team from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will meet government officials this week to discuss tough measures to halt a mounting economic crisis.

55.   A Serb delegation was to meet U.N. officials Wednesday to discuss the issue.

56.   Acting foreign minister Shlomo Ben-Ami met officials in Spain on Saturday, along with Palestinian officials.

57.   After a weekend in Vienna, they are sheduled to visit Belgrade and meet Serbian officials, Robert Frowick, the U.S. ambassador to the OSCE, told reporters.

58.   After Malaysia, he will visit Brunei and Singapore where he will meet government officials, academic staff and think-tanks to gather information and establish potential co-operation.

59.   After meeting officials in Hanoi, Castro is scheduled to travel to Ho Chi Minh City, called Saigon when it was capital of the former South Vietnam.

60.   Against the backdrop of touchy trade disputes, President Bill Clinton meets European Union officials on Wednesday at a summit in The Hague.